List of Angel comics
| Angel | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | (vol. 1): Ongoing (vol. 2): Mini-series |
| Publication date | (vol. 1): 2000-2001 (vol. 2): 2002 |
| No. of issues | (vol. 1): 17 (vol. 2): 4 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | various |
| Artist(s) | various |
Angel comic book refer to one of two series published by Dark Horse Comics from 2000-2002. Both of these series are based on the television series Angel, and were published while the television series was on air. The first volume was an ongoing series halted after seventeen issues. The second volume was a mini-series, spanning four issues. Various related works have come out coinciding with these volumes.
As of 2005, IDW Publishing has taken up the rights and has begun publishing various Angel related mini-series, such as Angel: Old Friends. Most of these mini-series are set after the show's end (it was cancelled in 2004), but are considered non-canon, except the series of Angel: After The Fall, which is overseen by the show's creator Joss Whedon.
For a list of comics per writer, see here.
IDW Publishing
Rather than publishing another Angel ongoing series, various, loosely connected mini-series and one-shots have been released by IDW:
Mini-series
Angel: The Curse #1-5 (January 2006 - May 2006)
Having survived the battle of " Not Fade Away", we find Angel in Romania. He has traveled there in the hope he can find the Kalderesh clan, the Gypsies who cursed him with a soul. Angel believes that he deserves some happiness with a woman, possibly with Nina having been through so much and lost so many that had been close to him.
Instead Angel finds a gypsy fighting force struggling against the oppressive regime of Corneliu Brasov. Meanwhile the single remaining member of the Kalderesh Clan, Natalya, may be the only one who can remove Angel's curse. Angel's attempts to help Romany allies fight for freedom, erupts into war. Angel tracks down Brasov, and discovers Natalya has been turned into a vampire. He dusts Natalya thus destroying his chance to remove his curse.
- Writer(s): Jeff Mariotte
- Artist(s): David Messina
Spike vs. Dracula #1-5 (February 2006 - June 2006)
- Writer(s): Peter David
- Artist(s): Joe Corroney
Angel: Old Friends #1-5 (June 2006 - October 2006)
This mini-series features the reunion of the Angel cast members after the events of the series finale, revealing some slim details of their fate; for example, Gunn has lost one eye. The group must ultimately face seemingly flawless clones of their own selves, created by Dr. Sparrow, one of the characters responsible for the death of Fred and rebirth of Illyria. After defeating Sparrow, the team agrees to work together again, and are set to continue fighting crime and the occult in Los Angeles.
- Writer(s): Jeff Mariotte
- Artist(s): David Messina
Spike: Asylum #1-5 (September 2006 - January 2007)
Ruby Monahan has gone missing and her family recruits Spike to track her down. It seems Ruby (a half-demon) has been checked into "Mosaic Wellness Center", a rehab facility designed to cure the demonic. In an unfortunate turn of events, Spike faces both the Mosaic Center, which hopes to cure his vampiric nature, and its clientele who want him dead.
- Writer(s): Brian Lynch
- Artist(s): Franco Urro
- Letterer(s): Michael Heisler, Sulaco Studios, Neil Uyetake, Chris Mowry
- Colorists: Matteo Gherardi, Elena Virzi, Fabio Mantovan, Donatella Melchionno
Angel: Auld Lang Syne #1-5 (November 2006 - March 2007)
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Angel has taken up his job in L.A. again, but is quickly faced by mysterious figures from his past, and they seem to be quite real. Similarly, Spike is faced by the ghosts of his pasts, and the two accidentally meet each other, placing the blame for the occurrence with the other. A fight ensues, but they soon discover that they are being manipulated and are forced to work together again. The culprit turns out to be a demon both men have wronged in the past, who hoped they would kill one another. Angel and Spike are able to defeat her however, and both go their own ways again. Features the IDW comics debutes of Skip, Holtz, The Master, Nikki Wood and the Chinese Slayer (Xin Rong).
- Writer(s): Scott Tipton
- Artist(s): David Messina
Spike: Shadow Puppets #1-present (June 2007 - October 2007)
- Writer(s): Brian Lynch
- Artist(s): Franco Urro
One-shots
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Story: David Fury. Art: Ryan Sook. Letters: Amador Cisneros. Colors: Dave Stewart
- Spike: Old Times #1 (August 2005)
- Writer(s): Peter David
- Artist(s): Fernando Goni, Impacto Studios
- Spike: Old Wounds #1 (February 2006)
- A retired L.A. detective arrives at Wolfram and Hart and says that Spike had been responsible for a murder that took place decades previously. Spike attempts to solve one of the most infamous unsolved crimes that has taken place in LA history. Meanwhile there are various monster-slayings for the gang to solve.
- Writer(s): Scott Tipton
- Artist(s): Fernando Goni
- Spike: Lost and Found #1 (April 2006)
- A vampire is preying on citizens of Los Angeles in broad daylight making it particularly difficult for Angel and Spike to deal with. Meanwhile Spike finds himself thinking about some of his evil actions in some new found guilt. The story features a second Ring of Amarra, the ring that grants vampires virtual indestructibility, the subject of the Buffy/Angel television crossover "The Harsh Light of Day"/"In the Dark".
- Writer(s): Scott Tipton
- Artist(s): Fernando Goni
- Angel: Masks #1 (October 2006)
- This issue is a one-shot Halloween-themed annual featuring four special stories. The stories featured are "Mystery Date", concerning Angel, "Unacceptable Losses, with Illyria, "Foreshadowing", about Cordelia and finally "Pencils and Paperclips", detailing a story about Lindsey.
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Angel: Spotlight
A series of spotlight issues focussing on one character's motivations (although they are sometimes assisted by an additional character). Each one-shot featured a number of variant covers, illustrated by Russell Walks, Lee Kohse, Steph Stamb or was a retailer incentive photo.
- Illyria (April 2006)
- Illyria, an Old One who has only recently been reintroduced to its life, tries to further understand humanity by studying the vessel whom it now occupies, Fred. Illyria considers whether she is capable of guilt.
- Writer(s): Peter David
- Artist(s): Nicola Scott
- Peter David's wife Kathleen revealed her contribution to the story on David's official web site: "My idea has to do with locking up a criminal with pictures of his victims and the only thing on his/her TV are videos of the lives of the people they killed/destroyed so they have to face what they did every day of their lives for the rest of their lives. I think this is most of a just punishment than killing the individual." [1]
- Gunn (May 2006)
- Gunn's naive cousin ends up in L.A. having run away from his home in Ohio. Gunn must try to find him before the city chews him up and spits him out. This is the first comic to feature Gunn as a main character.
- Writer(s): Dan Jolley
- Artist(s): Mark Pennington
- Wesley (June 2006)
- An extreme legal measure in the form of a lethal venom strikes down Knox, the current object of Winifred Burkle's affections. Forced to make a choice between letting Knox die or saving his life, Wesley deals with his own affections for Fred and their ramifications. The title of Wesley's story is "No Sacrifice".
- Writer(s): Scott Tipton
- Artist(s): Mike Norton
- Doyle (July 2006)
- Set just before the very first episode of Angel, this story focuses on Doyle as he wanders the streets of L.A., depressed and isolated. After receiving a vision about a young woman he knows named Misty, showing that she is in grave danger, he rushes to try and save her from a grisly fate.
- Writer(s): Jeff Mariotte
- Artist(s): David Messina
- Connor (August 2006)
- As Connor tries to work on a genealogy project as part of one of his college courses, his town is experiencing a widespread surge in vigilantism, in which suspected criminals are being killed. Connor suspects that he might be to blame, fearing that he may be killing these criminals in his sleep. The title of Connor's story is "Inheritance".
- Writer(s): Jay Faerber
- Artist(s): Bob Gill
Angel: After The Fall
See also
- ^ Kathleen David (2006-05-15). "Peter is AFTKB for a week". PeterDavid.net. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
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